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Glorious things of you are spoken

Author: J. Newton (1725-1807) Hymnal: Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) #494a (1987) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Topics: Christmas 2 The Holy Family; Epiphany 4, Revelation The New Temple; God's Church Unity and Growth; Last Sunday after Pentecost Citizens of Heaven; Pentecost 2 The Church's Unity and Fellowship Lyrics: 1 Glorious things of you are spoken, Zion, city of our God; he whose word cannot be broken formed you for his own abode: on the rock of ages founded, what can shake your sure repose? with salvation's walls surrounded you may smile at all your foes. 2 See, the streams of living waters springing from eternal love! well supply your sons and daughters and all fear of want remove: who can faint while such a river ever flows their thirst to assuage? grace, which like the Lord the giver never fails from age to age. 3 Round each habitation hovering, see the cloud and fire appear for a glory and a covering showing that the Lord is near: thus they march, the pillar leading, light by night and shade by day; daily on the manna feeding which he gives them when they pray. 4 Saviour, since of Zion's city I through grace a member am, let the world deride or pity, I will glory in your name: fading are the world's best pleasures, all its boasted pomp and show; solid joys and lasting treasures none but Zion's children know. Scripture: Psalm 87:3 Languages: English Tune Title: AUSTRIA
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Glorious things of you are spoken

Author: J. Newton (1725-1807) Hymnal: Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) #494b (1987) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Topics: Christmas 2 The Holy Family; Epiphany 4, Revelation The New Temple; God's Church Unity and Growth; Last Sunday after Pentecost Citizens of Heaven; Pentecost 2 The Church's Unity and Fellowship Lyrics: 1 Glorious things of you are spoken, Zion, city of our God; he whose word cannot be broken formed you for his own abode: on the rock of ages founded, what can shake your sure repose? with salvation's walls surrounded you may smile at all your foes. 2 See, the streams of living waters springing from eternal love! well supply your sons and daughters and all fear of want remove: who can faint while such a river ever flows their thirst to assuage? grace, which like the Lord the giver never fails from age to age. 3 Round each habitation hovering, see the cloud and fire appear for a glory and a covering showing that the Lord is near: thus they march, the pillar leading, light by night and shade by day; daily on the manna feeding which he gives them when they pray. 4 Saviour, since of Zion's city I through grace a member am, let the world deride or pity, I will glory in your name: fading are the world's best pleasures, all its boasted pomp and show; solid joys and lasting treasures none but Zion's children know. Scripture: Psalm 87:3 Languages: English Tune Title: ABBOT'S LEIGH
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Lord of the Church, we pray for our renewing

Author: Timothy Dudley-Smith (b. 1926) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #497 (2013) Meter: 11.10.11.10 D Topics: Pentecost and the Work of the Holy Spirit; Belief; Blessing; Children and All-Age Worship; Church Year Pentecost; Church Year Christ the King; Discipleship; Other Saints and Festivals Peter and Paul, Apostles; Penitence; Perseverance; Proper 11 Year C; Renewal; The Church's Ministry and Mission; The Third Sunday of Advent Year C; Unity; Vocation; Water Lyrics: 1 Lord of the Church, we pray for our renewing: Christ over all, our undivided aim. Fire of the Spirit, burn for our enduing, wind of the Spirit, fan the living flame! We turn to Christ amid our fear and failing, the will that lacks the courage to be free, the weary labours, all but unavailing, to bring us nearer what a church should be. 2 Lord of the Church, we seek a Father's blessing, a true repentance and a faith restored, a swift obedience and a new possessing, filled with the Holy Spirit of the Lord! We turn to Christ from all our restless striving, unnumbered voices with a single prayer: the living water for our souls' reviving, in Christ to live, and love and serve and care. 3 Lord of the Church, we long for our uniting, true to one calling, by one vision stirred; one cross proclaiming and one creed reciting, one in the truth of Jesus and his word. So lead us on; till toil and trouble ended, one Church triumphant one new song shall sing, to praise his glory, risen and ascended, Christ over all, the everlasting King! Scripture: John 17:20-23 Languages: English Tune Title: LONDONDERRY AIR

Christ is made the sure foundation, Christ the head and cornerstone

Author: John Mason Neale Hymnal: Magnify the Lord #498 (2019) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Topics: Advent 1 Old Testament; Epiphany 1 Collect; Lent 2 Old Testament; Lent 3 Collect; Easter 5 (Rogation Sunday) Gospel; Trinity 10 Collect; Trinity 12 Collect; Trinity 23 Collect; St. Simon and St. Jude Collect; St. Simon and St. Jude Old Testament; St. Simon and St. Jude Epistle; Feast of the Dedication of a Church Collect; Feast of the Dedication of a Church Old Testament; Feast of the Dedication of a Church Epistle; Church Unity; Invocation; Prayer Languages: English Tune Title: WESTMINSTER ABBEY
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Lord of the church, we pray for our renewing

Author: Timothy Dudley-Smith (born 1926) Hymnal: Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) #499 (1987) Meter: 11.10.11.10 D Topics: God's Church Unity and Growth; Pentecost The Holy Spirit; Trinity Sunday The Trinity; Pentecost 2 The People of God; Pentecost 2 The Church's Unity and Fellowship Lyrics: 1 Lord of the church, we pray for our renewing: Christ over all, our undivided aim. Fire of the Spirit, burn for our enduring, wind of the Spirit, fan the living flame! We turn to Christ amid our fear and failing, the will that lacks the courage to be free, the weary labours, all but unavailing, to bring us nearer what a church should be. 2 Lord of the church, we seek a Father's blessing, a true repentance and a faith restored, a swift obedience and a new possessing, filled with the Holy Spirit of the Lord! We turn to Christ from all our restless striving, unnumbered voices with a single prayer — the living water for our souls' reviving, in Christ to live, and love and serve and care. 3 Lord of the church, we long for our uniting, true to one calling, by one vision stirred; one cross proclaiming and one creed reciting, one in the truth of Jesus and his word! So lead us on; till toil and trouble ended, one church triumphant one new song shall sing, to praise his glory, risen and ascended, Christ over all, the everlasting king! Languages: English Tune Title: LONDONDERRY AIR
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The church’s one foundation

Author: S. J. Stone (1839-1900) Hymnal: Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) #501 (1987) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Topics: God's Church Unity and Growth; The Remnant of Israel; Epiphany 4, Revelation The New Temple; Lent 2, The King and the Kingdom Conflict; Trinity Sunday The Trinity; Pentecost 2 The People of God; Pentecost 2 The Church's Unity and Fellowship; Pentecost 3 The Life of the Baptized; Pentecost 12 The Witnessing Community; Pentecost 13 The Suffering Community Scripture: Ephesians 5:25-27 Languages: English Tune Title: AURELIA

O Christ the great foundation

Author: T. T'ing Fang Lew Hymnal: Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) #502 (1987) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Topics: God's Church Unity and Growth; Easter The Resurrection of Christ; Pentecost The Holy Spirit; Trinity Sunday The Trinity; Pentecost 2 The Church's Unity and Fellowship; Pentecost 3 The Life of the Baptized Languages: English Tune Title: AURELIA
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"Hold us, that we may not fall"

Author: S. W. Duffield Hymnal: Laudes Domini #504 (1888) Topics: Church Unity of First Line: O Christ, the eternal Light Lyrics: 1 O Christ, the eternal Light Of every sun and sphere! Illumine thou our mortal night, And keep our spirits clear. 2 Let nothing evil smite Nor enemy invade, And let us stainless be, and white, By nothing base betrayed. 3 Guard thou the hearts of all, But chiefly of thine own; And hold us that we may not fall, Through thy great might alone! 4 That so our souls may sing, When favoring light they see, And every vow a tribute bring To God in Trinity! Languages: English Tune Title: GOLDEN HILL

Let us bring the gifts that differ

Author: Delores Dufner, OSB Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #504 (2013) Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Topics: Gathering; Arts and Creativity; Baptism; Church Ministry; Church nature of; Church Universal; Church Year Ascension; Music and Song; The Church's Ministry and Mission; Unity; Water First Line: Summoned by the God who made us Scripture: Genesis 1:26-27 Languages: English Tune Title: HOLY MANNA

We give our alleluias

Author: Thomas H. Troeger (b. 1945) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #508 (2013) Topics: Church Ministry; Church nature of; Community; Ecumenism; Kindness; Proper 5 Year B; Sharing and Caring; The Church's Ministry and Mission; Unity First Line: We need each other's voice to sing Scripture: Luke 14:27 Languages: English Tune Title: CHECKENDON

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